Rent Affordability for A Carpenter in Kentucky

A typical carpenter in Kentucky earns about $53,627 a year, which supports approximately $1,341 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Kentucky city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 19 of 43 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 24 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Corbin, KY$875/mo19.6%very comfortable
Russellville, KY$890/mo19.9%very comfortable
Morehead, KY$969/mo21.7%affordable
Glasgow, KY$981/mo22%affordable
Hopkinsville, KY$997/mo22.3%affordable
Paris, KY$1,023/mo22.9%affordable
Radcliff, KY$1,055/mo23.6%affordable
Bardstown, KY$1,075/mo24.1%affordable
Murray, KY$1,112/mo24.9%affordable
Owensboro, KY$1,121/mo25.1%affordable
Lawrenceburg, KY$1,138/mo25.5%affordable
Oak Grove, KY$1,140/mo25.5%affordable
Frankfort, KY$1,151/mo25.8%affordable
Richmond, KY$1,188/mo26.6%affordable
Winchester, KY$1,209/mo27.1%affordable
Erlanger, KY$1,242/mo27.8%affordable
Bowling Green, KY$1,284/mo28.7%affordable
Paducah, KY$1,285/mo28.8%affordable
Elizabethtown, KY$1,327/mo29.7%affordable
Franklin, KY$1,350/mo30.2%stretched
Louisville, KY$1,394/mo31.2%stretched
Fort Thomas, KY$1,402/mo31.4%stretched
Shelbyville, KY$1,448/mo32.4%stretched
Southgate, KY$1,447/mo32.4%stretched
Alexandria, KY$1,488/mo33.3%stretched
Georgetown, KY$1,524/mo34.1%stretched
Nicholasville, KY$1,546/mo34.6%stretched
Lexington, KY$1,551/mo34.7%stretched
Fort Wright, KY$1,565/mo35%stretched
Bellevue, KY$1,584/mo35.4%stretched
Florence, KY$1,588/mo35.5%stretched
Covington, KY$1,615/mo36.1%stretched
Newport, KY$1,614/mo36.1%stretched
Vine Grove, KY$1,625/mo36.4%stretched
Cold Spring, KY$1,637/mo36.6%stretched
Versailles, KY$1,650/mo36.9%stretched
Shepherdsville, KY$1,652/mo37%stretched
La Grange, KY$1,795/mo40.2%rent-burdened
Dayton, KY$1,869/mo41.8%rent-burdened
Hebron, KY$1,950/mo43.6%rent-burdened
Burlington, KY$2,050/mo45.9%rent-burdened
Independence, KY$2,143/mo48%rent-burdened
Prospect, KY$2,343/mo52.4%severely rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Kentucky. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).